Taslima Nasrin

Author, secular humanist, and feminist · Pakistan · On the map · Writers · Born 1962 · age 64

Taslima Nasrin is a Bangladeshi-Swedish writer, physician, feminist, secular humanist, and activist. She is known for her writings on feminism and her criticism of Islam; some of her books are banned in Bangladesh.

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2021“Facebook banned me. I'm not allowed to post/comment for 7days. My posts,fb claimed, didn't follow their community standard. Actually fb banned me because of jihadis report.”In their wordsSeptember 2021Taslima, in Twitter Sep 2021Read the whole statement

“Facebook has banned me for writing Islamists destroyed Bangladeshi Hindu houses & temples believing that Hindus placed Quran on Hanuman's thigh.”In their wordsTweet on twitter 2021Read the whole statement

2018“I have told the story of a progressive, educated, Hindu family of this country in Lajja.”In their wordsNāsarina, T., & Chakraborty, M. (2018). Split: A life.Read the whole statement

2016“Every ban and censorship hurt. But banishment hurts the most. Banishment took away the ground from beneath my feet.”In their wordsTaslima Nasrin, Inteview with Firstpost, (2016)Read the whole statement

2015Emperor Has No Clothes AwardAward2014Ingemar Hedenius PrizeAward2011Honorary Doctorate from the University of Paris-VIIAward2008Simone de Beauvoir PrizeAward2004UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh PrizeAward2000“[Women in Islamic countries] are exposed to male domination as a rule rather than as an exception... If anyone protests... as I have done, you are sure to be branded as a witch...”In their wordsQuoted from Ram Swarup, Woman in Islam, 2000Read the whole statement

Ananda PuraskarAward1995“Religion is against women's rights and women's freedom. In all societies women are oppressed by all religions.”In their words"Taslima Nasrin: A Writer On Trial", Interview with Kerry O'Brien on "Lateline", ABC TV (1995).Read the whole statement

Monismanien PrizeAward1994Kurt Tucholsky PrizeAwardSakharov PrizeAward1962Born25 August 1962

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Lajja is a humanist appeal so that unpleasant things don’t happen any more. So that people can manage to coexist in mutual respect and to help religion truly embrace humanity.
2018 · Nāsarina, T., & Chakraborty, M. (2018). Split: A life., Own words
I was born in a Muslim family and Muslim women suffer under Islam.
22 August 2006 · "Islam is history: Taslima", Telugu Portal (22 August, 2006)., Own words
The Islam religion and their scriptures are out of place and out of time. It still follows the 7th century laws and is hopeless.
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Emperor Has No Clothes Award2015

Ingemar Hedenius Prize2014

Honorary Doctorate from the University of Paris-VII2011

Simone de Beauvoir Prize2008

UNESCO-Madanjeet Singh Prize2004

Ananda Puraskar2000

Monismanien Prize1995

Kurt Tucholsky Prize1994

Sakharov Prize1994

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She has also been blacklisted and banished from the Bengal region, including both Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal.

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Pakistan

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